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Club hockey league action continues Sunday

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School league starts next month

By Taromane Martin

THE 2018 Samlinsan Club Hockey League will continue this Sunday at the King George Six Hockey Field with three more matches.

Solomon Islands Hockey Federation (SIHF) Development Officer Mr Allen Temoa told SunSPORTS the hockey league is expected to finish by the end of the month.

“Only two Sundays is left for the round robin games to be completed. We expect to complete it by the end of this month.

“Three matches are set for this Sunday, two from the men’s and one from the women’s action,” he said.

For the competition table currently leading after four games in women’s competition is Parrots women’s team with 12 points

Don Bosco Club is in second place with seven points after four games played via goal difference while Cobra sits in third place also with seven points.

In the men’s league, currently leading the race after playing six games is Wantoks men’s hockey team with 16 points followed by USP (A) with 10 points and USP (B) hockey team who are in third position with eight points.

Deciding match for second place in the men’s competition will take place after the women’s action at 3pm this Sunday between Wantoks and Parrots.

Men’s deciding match for this Sunday is set for 3:30pm as USP (B) takes on USP (A).

Winner of this match could well cement second position that is if Cobra who is currently fourth with seven points, does not cause an upset over competition leaders Wantoks at 4pm.

Meanwhile the Development Officer says the Samlinsan High School Hockey League is set to resume on the first week of August.

Overseas teams to arrive Tuesday next week

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SIRUF Development Officer Augustine Mafuara

BY ROMULUS HUTA

SIRUF Development Officer Augustine Mafuara

ORGANISER of the South Pacific Oil Solomon 7s is expecting some of the overseas participating teams to arrive by Tuesday next week.

The competition, which is organised by Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF), will be held Friday and Saturday next week.

SIRUF Development Officer Augustine Mafuara said a total of four overseas teams are coming to participate in the tournament along with two referees from Fiji who will be here to officiate.

Two teams are coming from Fiji, one from Bougainville and one from Vanuatu.

Representing Bougainville will be the Black Orchids.

Black Orchids is the name given to the national rugby 7s team representing the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Rugby Football Union (ARBRFU).

“Vanuatu will be represented by a club who call themselves the Vanuatu Barbarians,” Mafuara adds.

Meanwhile, clubs in Honiara are currently full swing in preparation for the sevens competition.

The winner of the Independence 7s Henderson Hammerheads is also hard at training to put out a good team to face the international visitors.

The Solomon Sevens competition will be played at the South Pacific Oil Oval at Ranadi.

Hand in your programs

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CEO Renbel Solomon Games urges sports federations

By Taromane Martin

CHIEF Executive Officer for the 2018 Renell and Bellona Solomon Games Mr Golden Kiloko is urging all national sports federations to submit their competitions sports program before 12pm today.

Mr Kiloko in a statement said this is important all federations adhere to the call so as to allow the organisers to finalise how many sports will take part in the games and also budget for the program.

“This is to remind all National Federations to submit their competition sports programs entry by number of athletes, officials, technical officials, referees and competition budget which contains comp equipment’s and technical, committee remuneration on Friday 20th July, 2018 at NOCSI conference, 12pm.

“This is very important so that we will finalize the National Sports Federations budget, competition program and as well confirm sports that will participate at the game.

“Failure to submit your sports program, budget and plan will take it that your NF will not participate at the upcoming Solomon Game in RENBEL comes November.

“Please treat this as an urgent and important reminder. Thank you for your usual cooperation and looking forward to receiving those requested information,” he said.

Meanwhile the local organising committee for the games say they expect around 2191 athletes and officials to grace their shores for the games.

The LOC in a statement said they look forward to showing the athletes and officials the Solomon Games at its best and they believe the games will be an outstanding success.

The 2018 Renbel Solomon Games according to the LOC is set to kick off on November 20th -30th. Theme for the games is ‘Live the Impossible Dream’.

TSL kick off postponed

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Action of the 2017 season of the Telekom S-League

Non-submission of registration requirements by TSL franchise clubs cause delay

BY ROMULUS HUTA

The kick-off of the most-awaited 2018 season of the Telekom S-League (TSL) set for this weekend has been postponed.

This follows the non-submission of registration requirements by the eight TSL franchise competing teams to the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Secretariat by the deadline set for Wednesday 12noon this week.

The registration requirements include each team’s roster of 25 players and officials, along with $50,000 registration fee required per franchise club.

The eight franchise TSL contestants are champions Solomon Warriors, Marist, KOSSA, Henderson Eels, Malaita Kingz, Western United, FC Guadalcanal and Real Kakamora.

The TSL Board had initially agreed for a July 15 deadline for the submission of registration requirements.

Last week however, some of the clubs have requested extension where the TSL management extended the due date to 12 noon July 18, which supposed to be Wednesday this week.

Upon lapse of the new due date, none of the concerned clubs have come forward with their registration commitment.

According to the TSL time-frame, a technical meeting was to be held following the closure of the registration on Wednesday.

It is also during this technical meeting where the fixtures were supposed to be drawn up.

The non-submission of registration by teams had prompted the TSL management team to make a decision last night and consider postponing the kick off which is supposed to be this Saturday.

The TSL then issued a statement regretting the participating teams’ failure to submit their registration requirements on time.

“This is a reminder that the 2018 Telekom S-League season should start this weekend 21st July 2018.

“However, the TSL Board however regrets that as of midday yesterday (Wednesday closing date on 18.07.18) the registration requirements for all franchise clubs participating have not fully complied with.

“Therefore, it is unlikely that the 2018 S-League season will start as announced and anticipated by the TSL Board.

“Unless all registration requirements are fully complied with then it consequently affects the draws which needs to be done prior to the start of the season.

“The TSL Board regrets for any inconvenience this may cause to the public and all football lovers in Honiara and throughout the country,” the TSL Board said in an official statement issued last night.

Following the postponement, a new date will be decided soon by the TSL Board.

Participants pleased with peace building training

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Participnats who are part of the peace vigil yesterday take turns to light their candles.

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO

Participnats who are part of the peace vigil yesterday take turns to light their candles.

PARTICIPANTS who have attended the conflict sensitised training are pleased with the opportunity given because it helps them to see that post conflict landscape in Solomon Islands is still going through changes.

Speaking on behalf of the participants Martha Horiwapu Director of life and hope support ministry said the presentation presented have helped them(participants) to see that post conflict landscape in SI is still going through time of change.

“Many important things is still undone, we need to be seen to want to do them because unless a nation and people healed from their trauma and suffering there can be no moving forward.

“There can be no closure, healing and forgiveness. There can be peace and security for women in Solomon Islands,” she said.

On the same note Father Francis Lauvatu from the Diocese of Guadalcanal thanks the facilitators for organising the training.

He said this training had been a space for them to learn about conflict mapping, mediation and negotiation and managing stress, trauma and mental health issues in which will strengthening the country’s capacity building with regards to peacebuilding.

Gizo residents concerned with drug shortage

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BY ALFRED PAGEPITU

GIZO

GIZO residents are concerned at the current medicine crisis afflicting Honiara and other hospitals and clinics around the country.

A Mr Andrew Koke says the drug shortage will affect patients.

“These shortages will greatly affect patient treatment options at the hospitals, mini-hospitals, and clinics, especially rural populace.”

“We are calling on responsible Ministry and the National Government to deal with drug shortages.”

In response, Dr Boara said Gizo Hospital and other mini hospitals and clinics only attend to in-patients admitted at the Hospital and emergency cases.

He said that currently the number of in-patients at the Gizo hospital is manageable.

He said the Ministry will soon sort out these issues regarding the drug shortages currently affecting the country.

Conflict sensitivity training ends successfully

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Participants who have attended the conflict Sensitivity training to strengthen women’s leadership program posed with their certificate with regards to the successful completion of the training. Photos Vois Blo Mere.

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO

Participants who have attended the conflict Sensitivity training to strengthen women’s leadership program posed with their certificate with regards to the successful completion of the training. Photos Vois Blo Mere.

THE weeklong workshop in recognition of the truth and to gain greater peacebuilding tools was successfully completed with participants awarded with certificates.

The key priority of this activity is to strengthen the position of women who are generally the voice of the voiceless, to strengthening their voice and capacity to articulate their issues in nation building.

The workshop covers topics and developed participants capacities in conflict mapping, mediation and negotiation and managing stress, trauma and mental health issues.

It covered topics and developed participants’ capacities in conflict mapping, mediation and negotiation and managing stress, trauma and mental health issues.

Speaking to the closing ceremony of the training Director for Vois Blong Mere Solomon Josephine Teakeni said, “to avoid violence, which is merely one possible outcome of conflict, it is better that we treat the cause and not the symptoms; we are all called to practice healing and be doctors of peace for the our family, community, region, nation and the world.”

Florence Swamy, the Executive Director of Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding, helped as one of the facilitators said “we want to support people, with practical tools, to take issues that are occurring at grass roots level and manage them in non-violent ways.

It was concluded yesterday with peace vigil lead by Vois Blong Mere Solomon Islands and addressed by Martha Horiwapu, Georgianna Sogote’e and Josephine

The workshop covers topics and developed participants capacities in conflict mapping, mediation and negotiation and managing stress, trauma and mental health issues.

The activity got its support from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariats and the action was funded by the European Union.

YWCA ends weeklong training on rise up manual refresher

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Participants who attend the Rise Up Manual Refresher training.

BY ELLISON VAHI

Participants who attend the Rise Up Manual Refresher training.

THE YWCA on Thursday ended their weeklong training with graduates receiving certificates of recognition for attending the training.

Speaking during the closing and issuing of the certificates to the participants, training facilitator Ms Yvonne stated that she is very grateful with the participants for their time and effort for making it, and hopes trainers are fully equipped and well facilitated as they will go out to their provinces and train their own people on how to address related issues affecting women and girls now a days.

Yvonne also stated that the programme is also comprehensive as it helps to assist Instructors in revision of both theory and practicals of the manual handling operative programme.

“It is an intensive and highly interactive course which will equip the instructor with the knowledge, skill and competence to effectively evaluate delivery of their manual handling training programme and enhance personal skills,” she said

Yvonne further added that, seeing the successful running of the programme has encourages the participants to go out and help their communities in addressing issues affecting especially girls under the age 14-29 on issues affecting them but have never have the chance to voice them out, as a key to their mission, the YWCA is helping at fighting strengthening the capacity of young Solomon Islands Women to influence change, promoting and inclusive healthy environment for women to reach their full potential, promoting the value of partnership and network and as well advocating for young women in decision makings.

Biosecurity team to Malaita for rhinoceros beetle treatment

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An image recently taken by this paper on a scapanist beetle destroying coconuts in Maoa area in West Kwaio. The villagers misinterpret it to be rhinoceros beetle but later were proved wrong.

BY SAMIE WAIKORI

AUKI

An image recently taken by this paper on a scapanist beetle destroying coconuts in Maoa area in West Kwaio. The villagers misinterpret it to be rhinoceros beetle but later were proved wrong.

A team from the Biosecurity and Quarantine department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock will leave for Malaita province for rhinoceros beetle treatment.

Research Officer under Malaita Agriculture Office, Mr Robert Tate’e made the statement in an interview with this paper yesterday.

He said the team will arrive in two weeks and go down to Takwa area in Lau region of north Malaita where the beetle was sighted.

Tate’e said the rhinoceros beetle was sighted in the area sometimes ago and recent report was that it continues to move to places in Mbaelelea and even to Malu’u.

He said it was an alarm for their office as this invasive betel species is very capable of swift dispersion.

“This is the fear we have now and possible control measure is very needed to ensure it stop the spread of the species to other parts of the province,” Tate’e said.

However, he said the work expected to carry out by the team on the beetle was a trapping method, this is by setting up traps for the betel.

Tate’e said as the team will introduce the method they will monitor the status of the beetle to see possible step to take if its status is beyond the method will apply.

He said according to report within their office this is the only site in the province has been sited and reported to be with the rhinoceros betel.

Tate’e said that recently there were also reports received from Maoa area in West Kwaio to have been sighted the beetle.

He said officers from Auki went to the site but dismissed the villager’s findings that the betel was not rhinoceros betel but scapanist beetles.

Tate’e said scapanist beetles are indigenous inhabitants of Solomon Islands and that they do not usually invade coconuts.

He explained that the reason they were feeding or damaging the coconuts was because whether they food were destroyed or they don’t have food in that area.

Peaceful community essential to develop capacities of peace

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BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO

DIRECTOR for Vois Blong Mere Solomon Josephine Teakeni says building peaceful communities a necessity to develop capacities for peace.

She said this during yesterday at the closing ceremony of the weeklong conflict sensitized training in Honiara.

Addressing the subject she said “building peaceful communities requires investment in building local capacities for peace through the provision of inclusive and reactive local government structures, mechanisms for peaceful contestants of electoral results and other government processes.

She said this is to ensure the participation of women in all mediation process for the peaceful.

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